10 Key New Features in SAP Lumira Discovery 2.1

SAP released SAP Lumira 2.1 on December 15, 2017 for all three components: Discovery (SAP Lumira Discovery 2.1), Designer (SAP Lumira Designer 2.1) and Server. The focus has been on the following key enhancements apart from break fixes (usually addressed in patch releases).

Source: SAP

Key Highlights

The following is a high-level summary of the 10 main features which have been introduced in the latest version include:

1. Linked Analysis

Charts can be used as a dynamic filter for selected visualizations apart from insert controls, page and story level filters.

2. Measure based filtering in Charts

Measures can be used in combination with dimensions on a visualization to provide range based filtering along with categorical values.

3. Visibility of hierarchy in filters

The hierarchy structures are maintained within a filter, enabling ease of navigation.

4. Formatting for controls

Controls which are used for on screen filter options now can be formatted at the header and body text sections.

5. Enhancements to time-series charts

Apart from date and time hierarchies, we can also generate individual elements from date/time fields. These can be leveraged effectively in the time series charts.

6. Trendline

Forecasting options using regression and trend analysis on charts is back again.

7. Ad-hoc data comparison

8. Conditional formatting for measures

Conditional formatting options have been extended even to both measures and dimensions.

9. PDF export enhancements

PDF exports have a better quality and have option to show filters and crosstabs used in a story/page in the appendix.